Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s show is a one-hour celebration of Northern Soul music, the classic tracks that became big hits in British dance clubs. And…
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I’ve participated in BUILT, Historic Albany Foundation’s annual charity auction and art show, for the past 11 years. I have seven of the commemorative “artist” pins (I lost the 2013 pin last year, grr), and I also have the 2021 commemorative COVID face mask. But I also have wonderful memories of participating in the event.…
Read MoreI’ve entered this competition several times, and although I’ve never won – at least not yet – I still try. This is one of the biggest worldwide photo competitions in the world. It’s the annual HIPA photo competition, sponsored by His Highness, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The competition…
Read MoreHad a little surprise yesterday in my Twitter account. Usually my Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/chuckthewriter) will draw people to the blog, or there will be some reasonably spirited discussions over this, that or the other thing. But yesterday, someone posted a Twitter message that … well … Apparently I have a new side hustle as a…
Read MoreYesterday, I did some peaceful photo shoots – drove to Vermont and photographed some covered bridges in Bennington County; then later in the day, I drove to a sunflower farm in |Rensselaer County and took some sunflower pictures. Great stuff. Now I shot all those wonderful images with my film cameras, so you’ll have to…
Read MoreOkay. For years, my rule of thumb has been to take my film rolls to my pro lab of choice, McGreevy Pro Lab in downtown Albany. And for years, this has been a worthwhile endeavor. Even today, I still swear by McGreevy’s efforts. But recently, they stopped developing slide film. No more E-6. No matter,…
Read MoreGood morning, my wonderful blog readers. As you know, today is Saturday, which means I take a break from me doing the writing, and instead showcase my friends who do the writing. So let’s get started, shall we?? BLOGS FOR THE IMAGE C.S. Young, Jr. Fine Art Photography, “Camp North End.“ Marc Beebe’s “Wandering Words,”…
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Time Artist Song Release 7:02 PM Camouflage The Great Commandment Best of Camouflage: We Stroke the Flames 7:08 PM The Mysterious Song…
Read MoreYou would think that the Capital District was some sort of backwoods hick region, the way the populace gets so excited about the arrival of a chain store in the area. A few years ago, someone installed a Trader Joe’s on Wolf Road and people lost their shit. Then after that, we got a Sonic…
Read MoreHmm. In 4,383 days, you could… Own a vintage 1991 Pontiac 6000, watch the car die, replace it with a 2005 Saturn Ion, watch that car have electrical spasms, replace it with a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS, drive it until the car gets destroyed on a North Carolina highway, and then continue on with a…
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